Sacha Altay
Postdoctoral research fellow
I’m a postdoctoral research fellow working on misinformation, trust, and social media in the Digital Democracy Lab at the University of Zurich🇨🇭.
I’m a postdoctoral research fellow working on misinformation, trust, and social media in the Digital Democracy Lab at the University of Zurich🇨🇭.
Fascinated by (apparently) irrational beliefs, I try to understand why, despite people’s socio-cognitive abilities to resist misinformation, some false beliefs are widespread. I also test novel communication techniques to inform people efficiently and correct common misperceptions about vaccines 💉, GMOs 🌾, or nuclear energy ⚛.
Fascinated by (apparently) irrational beliefs, I try to understand why, despite people’s socio-cognitive abilities to resist misinformation, some false beliefs are widespread. I also test novel communication techniques to inform people efficiently and correct common misperceptions about vaccines 💉, GMOs 🌾, or nuclear energy ⚛.
I hold a PhD in experimental psychology 🎓 from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, and did a postdoc at the Reuters Institute 📰 in Oxford.
I hold a PhD in experimental psychology 🎓 from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, and did a postdoc at the Reuters Institute 📰 in Oxford.
In my spare time I play a lot of video games 👾. I'm also a basketball fan 🏀, a plant lover 🌵, and a TV show buff 🎬.
In my spare time I play a lot of video games 👾. I'm also a basketball fan 🏀, a plant lover 🌵, and a TV show buff 🎬.
